Refugees with Disabilities (RWD) face employment barriers including systemic exclusion, lack of accommodations, and inadequate services. Through a Community-Based Participatory Research approach, this research identifies the need for inclusive vocational training, disability rights education, and improved collaboration between resettlement and disability service providers.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this session, attendees should be able to:
Attendees will be able to describe the unique challenges that refugees with disabilities encounter, such as exclusion from resettlement programs, job insecurity, and workplace discrimination. Participants will also be able to explain the importance of collaboration between resettlement and disability service providers to support long-term employment integration.
Participants will be able to list strategies for improving workforce inclusion, including the need for inclusive vocational training, targeted employment pathways, and enhanced disability rights education.
Participants will be able to explain the gaps in support that refugees with disabilities face due to the intersection between disability barriers and the stigma that refugees encounter. Participants will be able to outline how these additional barriers to employment impacts refugee's resettlement and self-sufficiency.
